Speed, time, and quantity recording instrument



H. GALOPIN. SPEED, TINIE, AND QUANTITY RECORDING INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED IAN- 3, I922.

Patented June 27, 1922.

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HENRI GALOPIN, OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM MAXWELL BRUCE, OF TRARALGON, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, AND JOHN NORMAN MATHESON, OF SALE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

SPEED, TIME, AND QUANTITY RECORDING INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27', 1922.

Application filed January 3, 1922. Serial No. 526,865.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that HENRI GALOPIN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Little Collins Street, Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Speed, Time, and Quantity Recording Instruments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention refers to instruments for graphically recording by automatic mechanism the speed, time, and quantity of work done by machinery either of the stationary or travelling type geared to rotary motion and the improvements have been devised with the object of providing a more simple and efiicient instrument of this type.

Briefly stated a rack carrying a recording pencil is caused to travel variably across and in contact with a travelling record strip and also operate a spring controlled pinion actuating the finger of a visible calibrated quadrant for indicating the speed, said rack being operated by a parallel reciprocating rack actuated by another spring controlled oscillatory pinion. This pinion carries pawl engaging a master wheel. with crown and peripheral ratchet teeth rotated by a train of gear from the rotary shaft of the machine or travelling engine to which the recording instrument is coupled. The in-- strument incorporates clock work mechanism, the rotation of the escapement wheel thereof being utilized to operate means which periodically permits return rotation of the oscillatory pinion carryingthe pawl and the pinion controlling the indicator finger.

Means are also provided to prevent damage to the pencil rack should the motion of the clock mechanism inadvertently stop and the invention incorporates other improvements described hereinafter.

A practical form of the invention is depicted in the accompanying drawings whereof Fig.1 is a plan of the instrument with the sides and top of the upper casing removed and also the speed indicator the location of which is shown by broken lines.

Fig. 2 is a rear side view of Fig. 1 with the speed indicator andindicating by broken lines the upper casing.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line IIIIII of Fig. 1.

Fig.4 is an enlarged vertical section on line IV of Fig, 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional rear elevation and Fig. 6 a sectional plan of parts shewn particularly in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation partly in section of a part of Fig. 5 and Fig. 8 a further sectional detail.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged front sectional elevation of Fig. 5 as viewed from line TX in Fig. 1. I

Fig. 10 is a plan of portion of the clock mechanism in the lower case shewing the relationship thereto of certain novel features of this invention.

Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the operation of the racks. p

The mechanism consists of two parts, the clockwork gear C and a small portion of the invention, enclosed in the'lower case 1, and the recording mechanism contained in an upper casing U indicated in broken lines Fig. 2 and containing in its cover a glass window through which the finger 2 and quadrant 3 of the speed indicator may be viewed.

The top of the lower case 1 is utilized as the-base of the upper case.

The recording mechanism comprises a master wheel M fixed to a sleeve 4 rotatable on a fixed vertical spindle 4 said wheel being formed with crown ratchet teeth 7 peripheral ratchet teeth 8 and gear teeth 9. The teeth 9 gear either direct or as illustrated through gearing 10, 11 the latter wheel gearing with a worm 12 on'a shaft 13 operated by a train of gear 14 deriving motion from a shaft 15 which is readily coupled to a shaft of the travelling engine or machinery to which the instrument is to be coupled. In regard to this reducing gear 1 1 loetween the machinery shaft. and the main master wheel M the spindle 13 is rotatable only in one direction irrespective of the direction of rotation of the machinery shaft, said spindle having two juxtapositioned pinions 100 and 101 rotatable'in opposite directions by means of internal pawl and ratchet mechanism not forming part of the invention,

On the spindle an oscillatory pinion 16 is loosely mounted and controlled by a spring 17 Fig. 1 said pinion having fixed thereto on its underside a rocker l8 tulcrumed on pivots 19 lined in lugs 20 on said pinion said rocker being formed with a pawl 21 controlled by a spring and adapted to engage the crown ratchet teeth 7.

Thus through the medium of this pawl 21 the oscillatory pinion. 16 travels with the master wheel M a portion oil revolution variable with the speed of the machinery shaft to which the instrument is coupled said oscillatory pinion then reversing by means of its spring when the pawl 21 is raised. This latter operation cilected periodically, as for instance eight times a minute by means of a skeleton sleeve 23 loosely encircling the spindle 41: and normally pressed downwardly by a spring .4:. The upper end of the sleeve passes through slot 25 (Fig. 8) in the hub .26 of the master wheel M and is titted with a heat 27 located beneath the pawl 21..

The sleeve thus rotates with the wheel lr'l and its head 27 is in position to lift the pawl, which is slightly inclined when the sleeve is periodically raised.

This latter object is accomplisliod by means of a bell crank Figs. and 7 consist-- inn o'l. a pivoted rocker 28 provided with lateral pins 29 located beneath the conical lower end (it the sleeve 23 and an arm 30 projecting downwardly througha. slot 32 in the base plate l3 and operated intermittingly by a spring controlled lever ?1 associated with the clock mechanism.

This lever 31 is pivoted at 2- Fio ll and is preferably provided with an adjust able contact spring 3 that may he regulatcd by a screw 35 and said lever is actuated by a suitably shaped cam 36. Fig. 10, on the spindle 37 OF the escapement wheel oil the clock mechanism.

The peripheral ratchet teeth 8 are engaged. by a pawl Fig. 1. actuated by a spring 39 and provided with an adjustab e stop 40 and the pawl 21 has '[iXed to its side a projecting arm all. the end of which abuts against said stop when the pawl springs back. By rotating the screw o? the stop 4-0 the position of the latter n'iay be varied and the action of the pawl ny adjusted.

The oscillatory pinion gears with and re-.

ciprocates a rack l-S Figs. 1. at, and 11 slid.- ably mounted on one side of a bridge l-R mounted on supports 4st, on the base B and extending across the travelling record strip of paper R.

The bridge is "termed with a slot 46 and the rack is formed, with lateral projections 47, 47 engaging said slot and extending th erethrou gh.

On the opposite side of the bridge is another rack e9 similarly mounted and formed with lateral projections 50 50 engaging the slot said projections 59 being in front of projection t7.

Between the end projections 4-7 and 50 a butler 5i may be inserted which is connected with a rod 52 slidably mounted in lugs 53 on the rack a9 and controlled by a spring on said rod.

The rack a9 engages a gear wheel controlled by a spring 56 and mounted on a vertical spindle Figs. 1 to to which is fixed the speed indicator finger 2 which traverses the calibrated quadrant i) to risibly indicate the speed.

To the lower end or said spindle 57 is fixed a ratchet wheel :SS-Figs. 3 and l() engaged by a pawl 59 fixed to and adapted to be periodically released by a lever 60 pivoted at 61 and actuated by an arm (52 or a cann on the spindle 37 of the escape ment wheel. The arm 62 is adapted to operate lever 60 to release pawl 59 slightly in advance ot the operation of the slotted cam 36 in releasing lever 31 to release pawl 21 from the master wheel iill It will be evident that arm ($2 and cam 36 mightbe integral, i. e. a. compound cam for the dual purposes ot cam 36 and arm (39, might be employed.

The pencil (33 For marking the record strip R is fixed to a spindle 64 mounted in bearinp s 65 on rack 4-9 and held down on the strip by a spring; (36 and fixed to said spindle is a. pinion (i7 engaging: a rack 38 suitably guided to reciprocate on the top ol the l)l'l('l J'(". 4-3. For this purpose the guide rod (39 ol the rack is connected to a. lever 'i' l controlled by a spring; Tl and provided with a. roller 79 actuated tor instance by a star wheel 1'3 on the main shall: '13 oi the transmission 'ear. This mechanism cause-i rotation ot the pencil 33 and ensures a plain marking oi the diagram or" speed and time of work on the record strip R.

On the shaft 13 is a worm 74L gearing with a worm wheel, 75 on a FPllltllfi To cai'i'vinp' an arm 77 (Figs. 1 and 2) which is adapted periodically to strike an otlset projection 78, on a spring controlled rocket 79 piroted on pin 110 on the bridge and formed with a spring: arm 80 car yin; another pencil 81, which, with a sliding action marks one edge of the record strip when the rocker 79 is rocked by the striking; ot the arm 77 against the projection 78 to indicate distance travelled or revolutions in a definite period.

The spindle 82 ot' the wheel con trolling the hour hand of the clock mechanism is provided with a bevel gear pinion 83 meshing with another pinion 84: on a shaft carrying a teed drum 86 For the record strip R which travels beneath the recordingpencils 63 and 81 from a slotted cylinder 87 to a spring controlled Winding roller or drum 88 also preferably slotted. This roller 88 is kept in tension by an enclosed spring 89 attached to a spindle 90, intermediate gearing 91 Fig. 1 being provided between this spindle and the spindle 92 of the roller 88 and said spring'being put in tension by the key 96. i

The paper strip R is kept in contact with the feed drum 86 by means of a spring clamp plate 93 bearing upon an adjacent flat table 94 and it is guided by equally spaced pins 95 Fig. 3 on said feed drum engaging cor respondingly distanced punctures formed in the strip R near one edge thereof.

If the clock mechanism should stop the pawl 21 Would not be lifted from wheel 7 and the pinion 16 carrying pawl 21 would complete a revolution thus driving the rack 48 out of the bridge 43 and damage to the mechanism would result. In order therefore to prevent this happening the pawl 21 is adapted to contact with a lever 97 formed with a hook 98 9:) controlled by a spring 198 so that the lever is pressed back as shown by broken lines and its .hook is raised thus lifting pawl 21 out of engagement with the ratchet teeth 7 of the master wheel and stopping further rotation of the pinion 16 and lineal. travel of the associated rack 48. V j l The lever '97 is subsequently manually operated in reversemanner to release the pawl 21 and allow the spring 17 of the pinion 16 to reverse the latter and restore the mechanism again in working condition.

The operation of the main mechanism of this instrument is as follows:

The master wheel M is rotated while the shaft of the machinery coupled to shaft 15 is revolving by pinion 10 and the train of gearing associated therewith, at a speed varying with that of the shaft of the machinery by means of the pawl 21 on the oscillatory pinion 16. The latter rotates a portion of a revolution during for instance one eighth of a minute, and correspondingly moves lineallv forward the transmission rack 48 geared with said pinion. The function of the rack 48 is to transmit to the parallel rack 49, carrying the pencil 63, a corresponding forward lineal movement which thus operates the pinion of the speed indicator finger 2 which traverses the calibrated quadrant 3 and shows the rate of speed per hour.

This transmission between the racks is caused by the projection 47 of rack 48 engaging the adjacent projection 50 on rack 49 or the intervening spring buffer 51 thereon.

The first or transmission rack 48 is peri odically returned by the sudden reverse movement of the oscillatory pinion 16 owing to release of its pawl 21 from ratchet teeth 7 of the master wheel M which is effected through sleeve 23, rocker 28, lever 31 and cam 36 on the'spindle '37 of the'escapement wheel of the clockwork mechanism, said pawl 21 being stopped by its arm 41 abutting against the stop 40.

Immediately before this release movement, lever is operated by arm 62 on escapement wheel spindle 3'? which momentarily releases pawl 59 from ratchet wheel .58 controlling the spindle 57 of the speed indicator finger 2. 1 Thus as in Fig. 11 the speed recording rack 49 carrying the pencil 63 may travel backwards to indicate and record reduced speed until it meets the projection 47 on the transmission rack 49. which pro jection has not advanced to the projection 50 on account of reduced speed. Pawl 59 then again engaging a tooth of ratchet wheel 58 and the recording rack remains stationary during one eighth of a minute. niediately after this re-engagement of pawl 59. with ratchet wheel 58fthat pawl 21 is released and pinion 16 quickly reversesand likewise rack 48.

It will thus be understood that the release of the pawl 59 controlling the speed indicator pinion 55 permits the finger 2 to. move along the quadrant towards Zero and at the ing the pencil and correspondingly varies finger 2.

The effect of these movements is to cause the pencil 63 to make a correct record of the speed on the travelling strip of paper R and show by a graph the work of the machinery at any time of the day and the periods at which said machinery was not in action.

I claim 1. In an indicating and recording mechanism, a record strip moving mechanism, a straight reciprocating rack periodically and positively moved to and from its zero position, a second rack slid to recording posi tion by said first rack, means gearing with said second rack to periodically return said second rack to the position assumed by said first rack.

In an indicating and recording mechanism. a record strip moving mechanism, a straight reciprocating rack, a wheel gearing therewith and positively driven from the machine to be indicated for a fraction of 'a revolution, a second straight rack slid It is im to zero position, and a recording stylus car ried by said second rack.

23. In an indicating and recording mechanism, a record strip moving mechanism, a reciprocable straight rack, a spring-returned driving wheel for the rack, a continuously driven ratchet wheel, a pawl on said driving wheel engaging said ratchet wheel, clock driven mechanism to periodically release said pawl before making a complete revolution and means to permanently hold said pawl inoperative upon cessation of movement of the clock driven mechanism.

4. In an indicating and recording mechanism, a clock mechanism, a record strip Whose movement is controlled thereby, a straight rack, a spring retracted wheel gearing therewith, a continuously driven master wheel, means controlled by said clock mechanism to periodically couple the two wheels, a second straight reciprocable recording rack, a spring retracted indicator gearing with said second rack, said first rack arranged to move the recording rack in one direction, means controlled by said clock mechanism to release-said indicator to permit said recording rack to assume the position of the first rack and means to thereafter release said first rack for return to its zero position.

5. In an indicating and recording mechanism, a. master wheel having a crown ratchet, a gear driven from the machine whose speed is to be measured and a ratchet rim; a rack driving, spring retracted gear; a clock controlled pawl to connect the latter gear to said crown and ratchet, an adjustable zero stop for said pawl, a pawl held, spring retracted indicator, means to release said indicator and again hold it before disconnecting said spring retracted gear, a driving rack meshing with said spring retracted gear and a recording rack co-operating therewith and operated from said indicator.

6. In an indicating and recording instrument, a rack, a stylus on said rack, mechanism to periodically move said rack in ac cordance with the speed to be recorded, and means to rotate said stylus during the movement of said rack.

T. In an indicating and recording instrument, a bridge, a reciprocable rack, a stylus carried thereby and mechanism for reciprocating said rack periodically, to record speed at determined intervals, a rotatable arm, a rocker on said bridge in the path of said arm, a second stylus carried by said rocker for recording distance, and mechanism to rotate said arm continuously from the shaft whose speed is to be indicated and recorded.

8. In an indicating and recording instrument, a recording rack, an indicator shaft, a gear on said shaft meshing with said rack, a ratchet wheel on said shaft, a pawl for said ratchet wheel, a second rack arranged to re ciprocate the first rack, means for moving the latter rack in accordance with the speed to be indicated and clock-controlled releasing mechanism to release said pawl slightly in advance of the release of said means.

Dated this 28th day of November, 1921.

HENRI GALOPIN. 

